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India's Daredevils

India’s ‘Army Bravehearts’ wowed crowds with their stunt-filled performance at a Republic Day parade in Rajpath on Tuesday (26 January). The

France

France's Hollande rounds off India trip with fighter jet deal agreed but not finalised

French President Francois Hollande has rounded off a trip to India, attending a parade in New Delhi to commemorate Republic Day alongside his host

Germany

119 billion euros for German Army

The decision comes after criticism of the material German forces used abroad

France

Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier docks in UAE

France’s only aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle has been deployed in the Gulf since December for actions against the group calling itself

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Turkey

Turkish military continues operations against PKK

Military operations in the Turkish town of Cizre continued on Sunday as security forces clamped down on Kurdish militants. Cizre has been under

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Images released of Iranian capture of US sailors

Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, has released photos and videos of the January 12 capture of ten US Navy sailors in Iranian waters. The sailors, in

Iran

Iran's IRGC says has released detained US sailors

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had released 10 members of the U.S. Navy.

World News

Iran detains US sailors in Persian Gulf

Iran detained the crews of two US Navy boats in the Gulf on Tuesday after their vessels reportedly drifted into Iranian waters. Ten US sailors –

Iran

Iran seizes two US Navy boats said to have strayed into Iranian-claimed waters

Iranian military forces have taken two US Navy boats into custody after allegedly straying into Iranian-claimed waters. Ten American sailors are

Iraq

Iraqi forces hold Ramadi as ISIL launch major counter attacks

Iraqi forces continue to bolster their positions in Ramadi after reclaiming the shattered Iraqi city from ISIL on Monday. Terrified families emerge

World News

Indian opposition party protests militant attack on air base

Members of India’s opposition Congress party have been protesting over an attack on an air force base near the Pakistan border.

Afghanistan

Taliban captures more ground in Helmand, Afghanistan

The Taliban has captured more ground in Afghanistan’s Helmand province after months of heavy fighting. Helmand is where most of the world’s

Iraq

Iraq 'few days' from liberating Ramadi from ISIL

Iraqi forces say they have recaptured a number of southern neighbourhoods from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) in the city of Ramadi

Iraq

Battle for Ramadi continues

US-led airstrikes continue to pound Islamic State militants in Ramadi as the battle for the capital of Anbar province enters its fourth day. The

Syria

Rebels could leave Yarmouk under UN-backed deal

An agreement to give safe passage to militants and rebel fighters in southern Damascus could come into effect as soon as Friday, says the Syrian

Egypt

Arab League demands Turkey withdraw troops from Iraq

Foreign ministers of the Arab League held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Thursday at the request of the Iraqi government. On the agenda: finding a

World News

Israel to deploy new missile interceptor

"David's sling" in operation mid-2016

Syria

Scores killed, over a hundred injured as air strikes target rebel-held city in northwest Syria

Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russia have reportedly killed scores of people and injured many more in the rebel-held city of Idlib

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Putin says Russia has more military capability than it's using in Syria

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is not using all its military capability in Syria and could do more if necessary. He was speaking at a Kremlin

Saudi Arabia

Islamic Military Alliance: a bridge over troubled water